About Us

Ryan and Joey met during his chief general surgery year as a resident and her fourth year of medical school. He grew up in New Mexico and she is a Texas girl. Today Ryan is an attending general surgeon at Wilford Hall in San Antonio and Joey is a second year OBGYN resident in Galveston TX. They have a new puppy; her name is Rusty and she loves the beach, her friend Ammo, and raw hide bones! We are each blessed with wonderful parents, Kelley, Joe, family, and friends. It will be exciting to plan our wedding now that we are engaged!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Winter Wonderland

Ryan and I are in Albuquerque NM enjoying a wonderful, snow-filled holiday.

We've gotten to see both of my parents (Katherine and Craig), my sister and her husband (Kelley and Russ), and their amazing daughter Eryn! We've all spent the holidays eating, playing games, taking pictures and wearing each other out. Christmas Eve will be spent wrapping presents, eating dinner in Old Town Albuquerque and enjoying luminarias. The only downside is that we don't get to enjoy the holiday with Joey's family too. We wish a Merry Christmas to all our friends and family!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

I'm in love!

Our engagement pictures just arrived! Below is one of my favorites. Each day the excitement grows for our marriage together. As a child I dreamt of finding someone truly wonderful, but I never imagined how happy we would be together. Residency challenges me daily and he is always ready with a patient heart and kind, encouraging words. I am truly blessed with him, my parents, Joe, and my new family!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

A new adventure is begun....and an old era is finally over. An escape has occurred from Joey's old loft....no more leaking roof, termite swarms, or grumpy old owners who refuse to address problems. Now Joey is living in a sunny, grassy, and friendly beachfront condo. View of the ocean, lots of room, and a balcony to enjoy the oceanfront view. Ryan and Rusty heartily approve of the move up in the world.

The wedding planning continues. Venues considered include San Antonio, Austin, Albuquerque, or a destination wedding. All we really care about is getting hitched in front of our friends and family! We are thinking the end of May, prior to Ryan's next trip to sunny Afghanistan.

In the short term we'll keep getting Joey moved in and settled, training our pup (and waiting on her DNA results), and enjoy every minute we get to spend together!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Setting the date


Ryan and I enjoyed a weekend by the beach and at home with movies and adenoviruses together. We set the wedding date, May 22, 2010 and started the guest list!



Our pup:
Rusty's new favorite treat is ice chips, especially in the Texas heat. Lately, she has been researching her ancestry and believes she may be a Rhodesian Ridgeback. . . her self image has not suffered at all. As I write this, she is dreaming about treats, hunting lions, and safari adventures with other pups.


Wednesday, August 5, 2009

The Proposal


On Sunday, August 2nd 2009 Ryan took me to Bandera TX, just outside of San Antonio and sitting by a river we enjoyed a picnic together in the hill country. When it was time to leave, I placed our new puppy Rusty on her leash where a gorgeous diamond ring was attached. As I turned around to look at Ryan, he was kneeling. He said wonderful things . . including "Joey, Will you Marry Me?"

I said yes.



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